Federal affairs: materials programs to battle terrorism.

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The terrorist attacks on September 11 revealed vulnerabilities in many areas of the U.S. infrastructure, the need for additional advances in materials science and engineering, and shortcomings in technology education at all levels. Examples include airplane and building resistance to fire, blast, and penetration; biological hazard filtering and decontamination; challenges in sensing and detection of explosives and chemical or biologic agents; and forensics. To address these issues, the ASM Federal Affairs and TMS Public and Governmental Affairs Committees sponsored a session on Issues and Opportunities in Homeland Security at Materials Solutions 2002.

Targeted federal funding

The TMS Distinguished Lecturer in Materials Science and Engineering was awarded to Dr. Duncan Moore, Professor in optical engineering at the University of Rochester and past Assistant Director for Technology in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Dr. Moore discussed how governmental funding philosophy changed from general, broad-spectrum funding, to targeted, initiative-based funding. He cited the recent National Nanotechnology Initiative, which has rapidly grown to over $700 million, with 65% of that going to universities and national laboratories. …

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